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Social media bass sensation April Kae burned out her hands from nonstop playing, producing and editing – playing with a pick was her saving grace
Kae reveals how having to be a content creator, videographer, editor and producer in addition to being a bassist caused repetitive strain injury
Longtime David Letterman bassist Will Lee recalls his toughest recording date in NYC
The session took place in January 1975 at Secret Sound Studios on West 24th Street
Cheap Trick’s Tom Petersson on how he pioneered the 12-string bass and influenced a generation of players
Having invented the massive 12-string bass sound back in 1978, Cheap Trick’s Tom Petersson earned his place as one of the most innovative bassists in rock ’n’ roll
Elwood Francis replaced Dusty Hill in ZZ Top – but he still feels uncomfortable about it
Francis originally served as ZZ Top's longtime guitar tech, but took on a completely new role at the behest of Hill's wishes after the bassist passed away
How Jaco's 1962 Jazz Bass – the so-called Bass Of Doom – eventually came back to the Pastorius family
Stolen in 1982, the bass vanished from the public eye until 2006 when it resurfaced in a New York music store
When he joined the Rolling Stones, Darryl Jones had to change the way he approached classic Bill Wyman basslines
The Rolling Stones bassist Darryl Jones looks back on joining the fold in 1993
Wolfgang Van Halen still lives by this crucial guitar solo lesson he got from his father
The Mammoth WVH guitarist also named another player who similarly subscribes to the Eddie Van Halen school of soloing
Bassist Joe Preston on how he joined the Melvins – with a little help from Kurt Cobain and Dave Grohl
Joe Preston recalls finding Kurt Cobain and Dave Grohl on his porch with a message from Buzz Osborne
